Bats are protected, beneficial — and persistent. A colony returns to the same attic year after year through gaps as thin as a pencil. Eco Haven removes colonies the only correct way: one-way exclusion devices, timed around the maternity season, backed by structural reinforcement so they can’t return.
Bats aren’t rodents and can’t be handled like them — no traps, no poisons, and strict timing. What works is exclusion engineering.
Bats are protected under wildlife regulations and are the best insect control you’ll ever have — a single bat eats thousands of insects a night. They are never trapped, poisoned, or harmed. The only correct method is exclusion.
A bat enters through a gap of about 3/8 of an inch — ridge vents, gable vents, chimney flashing, fascia transitions. Openings you can barely see are working entrances.
During the mid-summer maternity season, flightless pups are in the roost and exclusion must wait — excluding mothers strands the young inside. We schedule the work around the season per applicable rules.
Bats have strong site fidelity: the same colony returns to the same roost each spring. Removing bats without sealing the structure guarantees a repeat next year.
Years of accumulation compresses insulation and carries histoplasmosis risk. Bat work isn’t finished until the guano is assessed — and cleaned up where needed.
We identify the species and colony size, locate every entry gap (watching the dusk fly-out when needed), and assess guano accumulation.
Exclusion is scheduled around the maternity season per applicable wildlife rules, so no pups are ever stranded inside.
Exclusion devices let bats exit for their nightly feeding and prevent re-entry. No bat is trapped or harmed.
Every gap over 3/8 of an inch is closed — ridge vents, gables, flashing, and roofline transitions reinforced with RidgeGuard™ and Roofline Wrap™.
Accumulation is documented, with attic decontamination and insulation replacement arranged where needed.
We confirm the colony is out, remove the valves, close the final openings, and verify the roost is permanently sealed.
Humane and legal by design, permanent by engineering.
One-way valves only — no traps, no poisons, no harm to a protected, beneficial species.
Work is scheduled around the maternity season per applicable rules, so pups are never stranded.
The exclusion standard bats demand — every qualifying gap on the roofline, not just the obvious one.
RidgeGuard™ and Roofline Wrap™ harden the details the colony would return to next spring.
Assessment on every job; decontamination and insulation replacement arranged where accumulation warrants it.
Exclusion work is backed by Eco Haven’s workmanship warranty, detailed in your service agreement.
A defined, humane service built around bat biology and the rules that protect them.
Humane removal first, then we seal every way back in so it stays out. Serving Upstate NY & Southwest VT.
Bats are shy and avoid people, and they’re enormously beneficial insect control. The real concerns are indirect: never handle a bat barehanded (rabies, though rare, is serious), and accumulated guano carries histoplasmosis risk — which is why cleanup is part of proper bat work.
If flightless pups are in the roost (mid-summer maternity season), excluding the adults strands the young inside — inhumane and against applicable rules. We assess immediately, then schedule exclusion for the correct window.
Don’t handle it barehanded. Isolate it in one room, open a window, and call us. If anyone may have had direct contact while sleeping, contact your health department before releasing the bat — that’s the standard precaution.
To the same roost, yes — bats have strong site fidelity. That’s why exclusion without structural reinforcement fails annually, and why we harden the ridge and roofline as part of the job.
We assess accumulation on every job and arrange professional attic and crawlspace decontamination and insulation replacement where it’s warranted — it’s a health and insulation-performance issue, not just a mess.
Eco Haven provides humane bat exclusion across Upstate New York and Southwest Vermont — homes, camps, barns, and historic buildings.
Still not sure what you’re dealing with? Real local people answer — no call centers. Same-day help on urgent pest or wildlife calls.
The assessment can happen any time of year — and the earlier we look, the better we can time the exclusion window. Tell us what you’re seeing at dusk.
Free inspections. Transparent pricing. Local team.
Bat-proofing is roofline engineering. These Eco Haven systems close and harden the gaps colonies return to.
Ridge vent protection that keeps bats, squirrels, mice, and birds out while the attic keeps breathing.
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That’s a roost, and it will be back every spring until the structure is sealed. Call or text for a free assessment — humane, regulation-aware, and permanent.
